Visit the Arbor Marketplace. Shop Products. Find ethical companies when you are browsing. See more here. We use about billion aluminium cans every year. Aluminium cans are the largest single use of aluminium globally.
We drink a lot of soda The world's beer and soda consumption uses about billion aluminium cans every year. Aluminium is energy demanding It takes more energy to mine and produce aluminium than any other metal. Huge saving potential 2 percent of the world's energy use is spent on producing aluminium. See more. On a per liter beverage basis, emissions associated with transporting and cooling aluminum cans are 7 to 21 percent lower than plastic bottles and 35 to 49 percent lower than glass bottles , depending on the size of the comparative bottles as well as the types of refrigerators in which beverage is cooled prior to consumption.
On a per container basis, the associated emissions of beverage packaged in a oz aluminum can is 45 percent lower than in a oz glass bottle and 49 percent lower than in a oz plastic bottle when delivered and chilled in small markets and convenience stores.
The study analyzed the standard serving size for each container, which can vary, as well as a per-ounce equivalent. In both scenarios, the shape, dimensions, weight and material of the aluminum can offered higher packaging and cooling efficiencies that resulted in less energy needed and lower emissions. More Can Be Done While the aluminum beverage can is by far the most recycled and recyclable beverage container on the market today, more can be done to increase can recycling in the United States.
Making a can from recycled aluminum saves more than 90 percent of the energy required to make a new can. The energy saved by recycling percent of aluminum cans could power 4. The Aluminum Association engages in educational activities and advocacy efforts to drive increased recycling of aluminum across the supply chain. Increasing aluminum can recycling rates is a concrete step that can save resources and energy, grow the economy and help shore up recycling systems of all types in the United States.
Several of our member companies also participate in the Recycling Partnership , a multi-material coalition of businesses active with local municipalities to improve residential curbside recycling programs and infrastructure. Aluminum cans contain on average 73 percent recycled content -- more than 3X the amount in a glass or plastic bottle. Cans are also recycled at far higher rates than competing beverage container types. If you do not agree with our use of cookies, please change the current settings found in our Cookie Policy.
Otherwise, you agree to the use of the cookies as they are currently set. Skip to main content. Remember me. Request new password. Search form Search. I n , the total recycling rate of aluminum containers and packaging, which includes beverage containers, food containers, foil and other aluminum packaging, was Within this number, the most recycled category of aluminum was beer and soft drink cans, at This is 6, cans every second — enough to go around the planet every 17 hours.
That symbol means the container is eligible to be recycled for cash. When looking from the environmental impact lens, plastic is much more hazardous than aluminium. The lifespan of an aluminum can is 6 weeks on average: that means that the time it takes for a beverage can to be manufactured, filled, sold, recycled and remanufactured is 6 weeks on average.
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